Job explaineth divers calamities of man's life, and namely of his own. 6. Supposing it not likely that he shall return to former prosperous state, 15. desireth to die.Iob explicateth diuers calamities of mans life, and namely of his owne. 6. Supposing it not likelie that he shal returne to former prosperous state, 15. desireth to dye.✦
The life of man upon earth is a militia: a soldier's term of hard service, and his days, as the days of an hired man.THE life of man vpon earth is a warfare, & his daies, as the daies of an hyred man.Militia est vita hominis super terram, et sicut dies mercenarii dies ejus.
2As a servant desireth the shadow, and as the hired man tarrieth for the end of his work:As a seruant desireth the shadow, & as the hired man taryeth for the end of his worke:✦Sicut servus desiderat umbram, et sicut mercenarius præstolatur finem operis sui,
3So I also have had vain months, and have numbered to myself laborious nights.So I also haue had vayne monethes, and haue numbred to my self laborious nightes.sic et ego habui menses vacuos, et noctes laboriosas enumeravi mihi.
4If I sleep, I shall say: When shall I arise? and again I shall expectabo: anticipate; await, wait for the evening, and shall be replenished with sorrows even until darkness.If I sleepe, I shal say: When shal I arise? and agayne I shal expect the euening, and shal be replenished with sorowes euen vntil darkenens.✦Si dormiero, dicam : Quando consurgam ? et rursum expectabo vesperam, et replebor doloribus usque ad tenebras.
5My flesh is clothed with rottenness and filth of dust, my skin is withered, and drawn together.My flesh is clothed with rottenesse and filth of dust, my skinne is withered, & drawen together.✦Induta est caro mea putredine, et sordibus pulveris cutis mea aruit et contracta est.
6My days have passed more swiftly, than the web is cut off the weaver, and are consumed without any hope.My daies haue passed more swiftly, then the webbe is cut of the weauer, and are consumed without anie hope.✦Dies mei velocius transierunt quam a texente tela succiditur, et consumpti sunt absque ulla spe.
7Remember that my life is a wind, and mine eye shall not return to see good things.Remember that my life is a winde, and myne eie shal not returne to see good thinges.✦Memento quia ventus est vita mea, et non revertetur oculus meus ut videat bona.
8Neither shall the sight of man behold me: thine eyes upon me, and I shall not stand.Neither shal the sight of man behold me: thine eies vpon me, and I shal not stand.✦Nec aspiciet me visus hominis ; oculi tui in me, et non subsistam.
9As a cloud is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shall descend to hell shall not ascend.As a clowde is consumed, and passeth away: so he that shal descend to * hel shal not ascend.✦Sicut consumitur nubes, et pertransit, sic qui descenderit ad inferos, non ascendet.
10Neither shall he return any more into his house, neither shall his place know him any more.Neither shal he returne anie more into his house, neither shal his place know him anie more.Nec revertetur ultra in domum suam, neque cognoscet eum amplius locus ejus.
11Wherefore I also will not spare my mouth, I will speak in the tribulation of my spirit: I will talk with the bitterness of my soul.Wherfore I also wil not spare my mouth, I wil speake in the tribulation of my spirit: I wil talke with the bitternesse of my soule.✦Quapropter et ego non parcam ori meo : loquar in tribulatione spiritus mei ; confabulabor cum amaritudine animæ meæ.
12Why, am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast compassed me with a prison.Why, am I a sea, or a whale, that thou hast compassed me with a prison.✦Numquid mare ego sum, aut cetus, quia circumdedisti me carcere ?
13If I say: My little bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself in my couch:If I say: My litle bed shal confort me, and I shal be releeued speaking with myself in my couch:✦Si dixero : Consolabitur me lectulus meus, et relevabor loquens mecum in strato meo :
14Thou wilt terrify me by dreams, and by visions shake me with horror.Thou wilt terrefie me by dreames, and by visions shake me with horrour.terrebis me per somnia, et per visiones horrore concuties.
15For the which thing my soul hath chosen hanging, and my bones death.For the which thing my soule hath chosen hanging, and my bones death.✦Quam ob rem elegit suspendium anima mea, et mortem ossa mea.
16I have despaired. I shall now live no longer: Spare me, for my days are nothing.I haue despayred. I shal now liue no longer: Spare me, for my daies are nothing.✦Desperavi : nequaquam ultra jam vivam : parce mihi, nihil enim sunt dies mei.
17What is man that thou magnifiest him? or why settest thou thy heart toward him?What is man that thou magnifiest him? or why settest thou thy hart toward him?Quid est homo, quia magnificas eum ? aut quid apponis erga eum cor tuum ?
18Thou dost visit him early, and suddenly thou probas: demonstratest; testest, triest him:Thou doest visite him early, and sodenly thou prouest him:✦Visitas eum diluculo, et subito probas illum.
19How long dost thou not spare me, nor suffer me that I swallow my spittle?How long doest thou not spare me, nor suffer me that I swallow my spitle?✦Usquequo non parcis mihi, nec dimittis me ut glutiam salivam meam ?
20I have sinned, what shall I do to thee O keeper of men? why hast thou set me contrary to thee, and I am become burdenous to myself?I haue sinned, what shal I doe to thee ô keeper of men? why hast thou sette me contrarie to thee, and I am become burdenous to my self?✦Peccavi ; quid faciam tibi, o custos hominum ? quare posuisti me contrarium tibi, et factus sum mihimetipsi gravis ?
21Why dost thou not take away my sin, and why dost thou not take away mine iniquity? Behold now I shall sleep in the dust: and if thou seek me in the morning, I shall not be.Why doest thou not take away my sinne, and why doest thou not take away mine iniquitie? Behold now I shal sleepe in the dust: and if thou seeke me in the morning, I shal not be.✦Cur non tollis peccatum meum, et quare non aufers iniquitatem meam ? ecce nunc in pulvere dormiam, et si mane me quæsieris, non subsistam.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.